- Of course, August is an interesting month for me since I was born on August,
18th. Don't ask me to do the math... just suffice to say I'll be 39 again this year.
___ Please forgive my short digression into pure, self-centered,
egotistical meandering... since August is my birth month, this month we'll be celebrating
in Augusta county VA... where the county seat is Staunton, VA, my birthplace. If
you happen to be in Virginia around the 18th, just give me a call and we'll go par-tay.
___ Except I did want to mention that probably the reason
I'm so good looking <grin> is that August 18th was also the birthdates for
Robert Redford (1937), and Patrick Swayze (1954)... and so talented: famous film
maker and director Roman Polanski (1933), and Martin Mull (1943)... so compassionate:
former first lady Rosalynn Carter (1927)... and why I'm considered a favorite of
the ladies: August 18, 1920, women were extended the right to vote with the ratification
of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution... and why I never get any respect:
August 18th celebrates "Bad Poetry Day." So there -- <grin again>.
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- Okay. Enough, of that....
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We've got some good things happening this month. My trip to New York for Macworld
gave me lots to talk about... dinner with the two wonderful ladies of WOW, Linnea
Dayton and Sharon Steuer! Linnea gave me a copy of her fabulous new "Photoshop
6 WOW" book... which I'll be showing off to everyone! I had such a wonderful
time with all the folks from Peachpit Press rekindling old friendships, and making
new ones. So get out there and enjoy the latest Photoshop
6 WOW this month's Editor's
Choice.
___ I also picked up a copy of PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS which
is this month's (PDF)
Reviews column... ooba-dooba you're going to like this for sure! A short review starts
on page four, and two tutorials will join it when it migrates to Photoshop Tips &
Tricks next week.
___ We've got a whole slew of book reviews from readers,
as well as a backlog from Joyce
Evans, our favorite golden graphics girl.
___ So sit back and enjoy what's left of summer (or
winter depending on where on the globe you happen to be) and don't forget to visit
us in Augusta county for August. See’ya there
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- Fred stalks the wild Ear-Danglers Palm-Thingies
- .
Everyone who has read it already says you simply must read 60-Second
Windows this month -- whether you read it in the PDF
edition, or at the 60-Seconds.com
web site.
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- August is brought to you by the color OLIVE
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 Someone
wrote in and asked:
"Fred, why do you always pick bright, primary colors?"
Well, that gave us a shock, so this month we decided to look at the calendar, and
look outside our window. The August colors will soon be fading toward September's
brown hues, so OLIVE will make a good transition into our Augumn color spectrum.
Remember to, as autumn breaks, add brown and you've got perfect camo colors.
___ In PageMaker or Quark XPress, just open the color
dialog or palette, and set to RGB or CYMK and key in the recipes shown. We did.
Use these "heather" tones when you want a soft, natural feeling to your
project. Everyone reacts warmly to these colors even if they're not in the red spectrum.
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- The August Publishers' Warehouse
- This month, in answering one of the letters in the PDF
edition I promised to upload my CD-ROM Jacket templates. They're there, ready to
go -- both Mac & PC versions.
___ While I was there I saw the Loading Dock crew forklifts
stacking up all the popular RETRO clip art from the 40s. If you haven't already gotten
Zippy Pictures Volume 1 - Things (Retro art in eps format) and Zippy Pictures Volume
2 - People, then now's your chance. It's been brought back by popular demand. These
are collections - whole disks full, complete with sampler pages you can print and
add to your Publishers' Warehouse 3-ring binders.
We've also had a number of requests for the Photoshop "HISTOGRAMS" piece,
a two-part series that was published in DT&G some months ago, so that's been
added. If I'm not mistaken, I also saw a tutorial on "Gold Type" Photoshop
technique and concept, and a piece on Extensis PhotoText 2... Sorry, Mac Only. Just
party with us during August and have fun at the Publishers Warehouse loading dock.
(By now you should have figured it out... if you don't, then you'll need to ask
for directions.)
Have a wonderful August, and don't forget to write.
Fred Showker
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Fred Showker, your lowly editor -- showker at graphic-design.com
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"One man, with courage, is a majority."
... Thomas Jefferson
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Design & Publishing Center
* http://www.graphic-design.com/news/index.html
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- Please read: Top Ten Signs You're About to be RIPPED OFF
- Fred tracks the illusive spammer! With the influx of thousands of new UCEs ('Unsolicited
Commercial Email" -- aka: SPAM) hitting the Graphic Design Network servers,
our spam-hunting team decided to track a few of these low-lifes down, and find out
where it's all coming from.
___ What we found was rather alarming, and out of more
than 7,000 UCEs gathered since January 1st -- so far -- we haven't found but ONE
honest person. But we've found lots of them who would sell their mother for a quarter,
or stab you in the back for a nickel. Not a pretty sight.
___ * http://www.60-Seconds.com/articles/130a.html
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Folks, we can’t help you if you don’t
cooperate...
Each month accesses (looking for that new EPS clip art disk) and prize registrations
are denied in the Publishers’Warehouse.
__ Why? Because the email address keyed into the Loading
Dock request was incorrect, or no longer in use. I find it hard to believe that people
would register for something and then drop the address.
__ Remember: no spaces, correct spelling. Dozens
of AOL users didn't put in "@aol.com" -- remember: name@aol.com, no spaces.
(We assume they were AOL since they had no "@" indicator.)
__ Remember too, that the loading dock changes locations
each month. You'll find the clue you need to the new location in each issue of this
column.
Don't forget to write.
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